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E. ANDREWS.

TRUNK HINGE. N0. 312,947.

Patented Feb. 24, 1885.

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EMEEY ANDREWS, or KENNEBUNK, MAiNE, AssieNon ro vTHE LEATHER1 on)MANUEAOTUEING COMPANY, OE sAME PLAGE.

TRUNK-HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,947, dated February24,` 1885.

Application filed September 24, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMEEY ANDREws, of Kennebunk, in the county ot Yorkand State ot' Maine, have invented a new and useful Im provement inTrunk-Hinges, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of trunkhinges, and has for its'object the production of a hinge which presents no sharp projectingcorners or edges to catch and tear clothing; and it consists in certainnovel fea` tures ot" construction, which will be readily understood byreference to the description Ot` the drawings, and to the claims to behereinafter given.

Figure l of the drawings is an elevation ot' a trunk-hinge embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a section of same on line x E' on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa transverse section on line y y on Fig. 2, looking toward the joint;and Fig.` 4 is an edge View of the leaf B, looking at the ears, toreceive thejoint-pin.

A and B are the two leaves of the hinge, the former being provided withthe single ear c, and the latter with the two ears b b, by

means of' which and the pin Or rivet C theI two leaves are pivotedtogether in the usual manner.

The leaves A and B are made considerably wider than the aggregate widthOf the three ears c I) b, and have all ol' their outer corners roundeddown to their under surface, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and et, so thatthere are no sharp corners presented to catch clothing or inter- Terewith the sliding ofthe trunk upon which the hinge is secured along uponanother trunk, or upon a carpeted floor when the trunk liappens to lieupon the hinged side.

The thicker portions of the leaves A and B are chambered upon the underside,into which chamber projects the bosses c 0,through which the rivetor screw-holes d d pass, so as to form a solid bearing immediatelyaround the fastening rivet or screw. In the narrower portion of eachleaf is formed another rivet or screw hole, f, and intermediate betweenthe holes f and d each leaf is provided-with'two sharp-pointedspursLgLifprned in one piece, o r

integral withvtheleaf, which spurs enter the waliofmthetrunk or cover,Aand serve to registeruthe hinge in the desiredposition before the-rivets ,013,

is subjected, and to that extentm'elieve the strain upon the fasteningrivets or screws.

By making the aggregate width Ot' the ears a b b considerably less thanthe width of those portions ofthe leaves A and B which are contiguous tosaid ears I am enabled tO have the Outer edges of the ears b bperpendicular to the under surfaces ol" the leaves 'without anypossibility ot' clothing getting caught thereon or upon the ends ot' thepiv0t-pin C, which are protected by being inclosed between theprojecting portions Ot the leaves A and B, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the leaves A and B are made of the same thicknessas the ears a and b b for a considerable distance away from the pivotalconnection thereof, and then are reduced in thickness, the outline ofsaid reduction being a curved line, as shown in Fig. l.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire tO secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

l. A hinge composed ot' the leaves A and B, connected together by theears a b b and pin C, said leaves being made considerably wider than theaggregate width of the ears a b b, and having their outer surfacescurved or rounded down to theirl under surfaces, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. A hinge the two leaves of which for a considerable portion of theirlengths are made ot' a thickness equal to the thickness of the pivotalears by which they are connected to gether, and have their outer facescurved or rounded and their inner faces chambered,sub stantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specitication,in thepresence oftwo subscribing witnesses, on this 19th day of September, A.D. 1884:.

EMERY ANDREWS.

Vitnesses:

STEPHEN MOORE, HOMER BOGERs.

